On the stock market since 1998, it operates in the world of technology. It has 1,527 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 10% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 48% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $120.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $55.5M would remain.
The average analyst price target is $99.50 — 36% above today’s price.
A loss of $21.3M against $88.3M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 69 sells against just 18 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, AXTI sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: AXTI is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (34/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.